Chapter 8: Mizunderstanding

I was resting up at my apartment on Monday and preparing for my match against The Miz on ECW this Tuesday night with my routine exercises and listening to my favourite jams on my iPod. I had Iron Maiden- Can I play with madness on while I was practicing my kicks and punches, I was a huge Maiden fan including Led Zeppelin, Linkin Park, Metallica, Limp Bizkit and of course my new favourites Within Temptation who do my ring entrance music.

As I just finished my workout my cell began to ring, the caller ID displayed Brett and I answered, " Hey dude, how are doing today?" he asked.

" Well a bit better actually, and my ribs have healed nicely." I replied.

"Oh you might wanna look on WWE..com, because a certain extremist is talking trash bout you." he said.

"Ok let me get on now." I turned on my PC and logged in and went online and brought up and saw his little rant about me I clicked to read what he had to say.

I don't know what our chairman is thinking, sending a SmackDown! Superstar to the land of extreme, I mean come on this guy is a rookie he has no experience in ECW, no business in WWE or wrestling itself and also he ain't no chick magnet like me The Miz!!! So my message to my opponent is when you step toe to toe with The Miz you will get your reality checked HOOORAAAHHH!!!!!

"I'm going to kick his ass all over Oklahoma and show the world why I belong in the WWE!!!" I said with determination in my voice.

"Well I guess he just fired you up, anyway we will see you live Tuesday night we will all be cheering, se ya man." he said and hung up.

TUESDAY

I had arrived at the hotel in Columbus, Ohio and I checked in and went up to my room and unpacked my gear and got everything together and immediately left to go to the arena and get ready. When I had arrived I was hoping to have a small word with the self-proclaimed chick magnet and see if he can back his words up when we're face to face.

Luck was in my favour that night as I saw the "chick magnet" himself talking with his fans well 2/3 fans Kelly must be with Balls again, I still didn't get it though, how did he do it? That guy must have some sort of secret I'll ask him later, as I approached The Miz both Brooke and Layla looked a bit gob smacked and the fact he didn't realise I was behind him till he saw their faces and decided to look and he just looked like he was really pleased to see me.

"Well if it isn't my opponent for tonight….um..what was your name again? I sem to have forgotten." He said with a taunting tone.

"Very funny Mike you know you may think you're the best thing since Jar-jar Binks but truth is your just another punk who thinks he's better than everyone." I retaliated.

He looked a little annoyed but he still had that cocky grin plastered on his face and spoke, "I don't think you have been noticing as of recently but The Miz has been on a roll ever since his match at Cyber Sunday, and now I'm on fire , I can't be stopped, I am….. I interrupted.

"On crack!!! I mean come on, you think after just one main event match at a pay-per view you think you're the biggest thing in ECW, last time I checked you goy your head kicked in by CM Punk and lost, and as a matter of fact you've never beaten him." I said.

"What gives you any right to diss The Miz in front of his posse, and attempt to get your 15 minutes of fame by embarrassing me." he demanded.

"Well firstly you made some harsh comments about me on saying I don't belong in the ring, and saying I'm no "chick magnet", well I beg to differ on that one because tonight I will prove why I belong in the WWE and why I'm a better "chick magnet" than you, Mikey!!!! See you out there." I said and left noticing I may have gotten inside his head and I might have impressed his "posse" because they gave me some looks alright.

"Welcome back to Tuesday night ECW on Sci-Fi I'm Joey Styles along with Tazz at ringside and folks we have a match just for you tonight."

"That's right Joey we will see ECW's The Miz agains the rising superstar from SmackDown! Xander Cage who made an impac ever since he arrived here, after just days removed from No Mercy is he ready to battle The Miz tonight?"

Miz's entrance hit and the crowd booed him of course and he came out with his 2 of his posse but Kelly Kelly was nowhere to be seen as he headed to the ring looking cocky as he always does and both of Expose sat at ringside to watch him.

That is until my entrance hit and the arena went wild and I was loving it much to the dismay of The Miz I entered the ring and stared him down and decided to play more mind games with him by attacking his credibility by flirting with his posse, I gave them a little wink and a grin which gave a response of them looking a little shy then they saw me flexing a little and it made them hide their as I noticed their faces light up which really angered The Miz and he tried to sucker punch me but I blocked it and hit him right in the face which sent him down to the ground and I began the match by throwing him into the ropes and clotheslined him and began a beat down on him but the ref told me to break it as I was near the ropes he then went to he outside to recover but I quickly leaped over and landed on top of him as I was getting up he also got up and kicked be in the abdomen and began attacking me there and using the ring as a weapon to weaken me, and sending me into the steel steps which stunned me for a bit. He threw me back in the ring to cover me buti kicked out at 2 and he then tried to make me submit with a half boston crab but I got to the ropes in time, and it gave him a chance to hit me with a clothesline while I got up but I saw it and ducked with the split leg and up kick which caught him off guard and I began hitting him with punches and kicks to every part of his body and I weakened him and started to set him up for the Rage in the Cage but he slipped to the outside and I went to get him until he grabbed my head and caught it in the ropes which gave him the opportunity to hit the Reality Check on me 1-2- no I kicked out? He could not believe it no-one could no-one has ever kicked out of the Reality Check and it got him frustrated so he tried again but missed with the knee and caught him in the droptoehold and into The Deadend and unfortunate for him he had nowhere to go and tapped out. I had made another upset and over this jackass I loved it and I added insult to his injury by flitring more with the girls by a (call me) hand gesture which made them smile, which now will mean The Miz is not the only "chick magnet" in the WWE.

LATER THAT NIGHT

I just finished changing and my cell was ringing it was Ashley " You did it again!!! Man you really know how to make an impact not only beating him but kicking out of his finisher, I mean how did you do it?" she asked.

"I don't know I just did I guess, and I think his reputation as a chick magnet was damaged as I proved I'm a better one than he is and why I deserve to be in the WWE." I said.

"Well you certainly did and I noticed you flirting, what was that about?" she asked.

"I was seeing if he really was what he said he was and well he ain't and now I might have gained more fans on another brand." I said.

"Looks that way, anyway I'll see you on Friday." she said.

"Ok till then goodbye." I said and we both hung up.

I left and went back to the hotel and just went straight to bed, and got up later and headed to the airport to go back home. As I came home I played my answering machine.

You have 2 new messages:

Xander this is your GM calling to congratulate you on your victory last night and I am also informing you that you will be in tag team action this week , you will be teaming up with ECW's Balls Mahoney to take on The Miz and a partner of his choice, good luck.

Looks like he wasn't finished with me.

Hey man it's Balls here I'm callin to tell you i look forward to teaming with you and also to beat the crap out of The Miz, so I hope we win against him and his mystery partner, see ya soon.

Well at least I know he's got my back.